The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-26
A TALLY RO LINE
Proposed BstwssH Canton and MasIlIISn..
A Novel Scheme.
Mr.. Barney McCus, of MassIiloD. Dis
closes the Details of a Nicely De-
viSod Plan to Connect Canton
and MAssillOn

Mr.. Barney McCue, coal dealer Of
MassillOn, has devised Q novel scheme
to establish an old time Tally 10 coach
line between Canton and MRssillOn.
The details Of the plan were given to
the Massillon Independent, and from
that paper the following extracts, bear.
Ing upon the subject, are taken:
There 10 vast amount Of traffic be
tween Canton and Massill0n. Canton
being the county seat must be reached
daily by many MRssill lnlRns, and social
and business engagements call for the
presence Of many residents Of both
places In each town every day. In the
summer time hundreds Of Massillo1l
people would be very glad indeed to 20
to Meyers Lake II they, only had the op-
portunity., But they can only get there
BY paying TOR Q livery team and under
taking the unpleasant task of diving
after night, The Valley Railway In Cam
ton reaches Akron and q number Of
other points very conveniently, and
II the Massillon public only had half q
chance they would often take Its trains.
On our side the Wheeling 8 Lake Erie
touches many places inaccessible from
Canton. II iS the only direct route In
this part Of the State to Toledo, Ere
mont, NOrwalk and other towns, and yet
that miserable eight miles that separ.
ates us from Canton prevents the Can
ton people from utilizing the Wheeling
q Lake Erie, where they otherwise
would.
Mr.. McCue's plan allevlates the woes
Of the travelling public, and offers 1t IA
Cilities 1t never expected, and adds a bit
Of romance that will make 1t peculiarly
acceptable. Mr.. McCUe proposes full
tledged talIy-ho coach line b,tween Mas
sillon and Canton. The coaches are to
be the orthodox vehicles, the kind one
reads about, to seat twenty, ten on top
and ten below, and to be painted gaily
The driver will be llVeried, and able to
blow his horn with skill. They must
be drawn by four In hand of splendid
steeds, the horses to have bells and
trappings, so that the whole outfit will
be one that will do the heart of the most
utterly gone novel reader good.
There will be four Of these ag As.
One will leave each town at 7 o'clock In
the morning, and thereafter make regu
lar trips, say three day. Stables will
be kept up In each town, and the com.
nAOboAOdb Al u6vnLA Will MhA6 guo bAlp az
once pleasure and convenience.
Mr., McCue has gone good deal fur
ther In his studies on the subject. He
has called upon the general passenger
agents of the Wheeling & Lake Erie and
Mr.. Ed. Cook of the little road running
to Meyers Lake. These gentlemen
were each highly pleased with the
propagation. and Mr.. McCue says that
the elterprising man who is ready
to embark In this business will be back
ed by the three railways In question.
The railways will sell through tickets.
to points on each others road, via the
tAlly-hO line, and will give the manager
of the overland route very liberal com.
mission. This they have agreed to do.
Moreover, they will encourage him In
every other possible way. Mr.. Cook will
build little passenger station where
his tramroad, leaves the highway six
miles east of the city, and will run
trains from the Canton road to the lake
In connection with the stages.
Everything is planned to dOve-tsil to-
gether beautifully, and 1t is scheme
that is bound to go through.